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A town of 12,485 in Devon, South West.
Ivybridge grades A− overall against UK towns: better than 81% of UK towns, and #1 of 47 in Devon. Its weakest is hazard risk (C): 1% of homes at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the sea. The median home sold for £285,000 in the last three years, 5.3 times what households in the South Hams council area earn in a year.
Devon And Cornwall Police published 33 of the 36 months; rates are per year over the months published.
The 3 things Ivybridge does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compared with the 2,160 UK towns with an overall grade (schools within England), ordered by how far Ivybridge is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Historic England lists 18 buildings inside Ivybridge’s built-up area.
8% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
The archive holds 2 old photos and postcards going back to 1890.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Ivybridge.
Stowford School’s results beat 96% of schools in England like it. Two of its 5 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stowford SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 450 | A+ |
| Ivybridge Community CollegeLargest secondary schoolSecondary | Secondary | 2,262 | A |
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
For Ivybridge, that is above both Devon’s towns (13%) and England’s towns (7%). 8% of homes were built before 1919. Ivybridge has 18 listed buildings on Historic England’s list: 0 Grade I, 0 Grade II*.
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Ivybridge sits above both Devon’s towns (80%) and England’s towns (82%) on this measure. Ivybridge has no GP practice of its own; the nearest is 3.2 miles away. These answers aren’t adjusted for age, so young towns look healthier; the Health Grade uses age-adjusted measures, including life expectancy and early deaths.
| Census 2021 | Ivybridge | Devon | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 85% | 80% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 4.3% | 5.9% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 17% | 21% | 17% |
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL
That puts Ivybridge above both Devon’s towns (64%) and England’s towns (61%). 9% of households live in social housing.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £412,000 | 227 |
| Semi-detached | £275,000 | 206 |
| Terraced | £235,000 | 188 |
| Flat or maisonette | £150,000 | 31 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 26% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
On this, Ivybridge is below both Devon’s towns (51%) and England’s towns (45%). At the census, 15% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
Police recorded 556 crimes inside Ivybridge’s built-up area in the 12 months to August 2026, plus 86 reports of anti-social behaviour. Violence and sexual offences were 56% of the crimes; the police category includes harassment and stalking.
Not gradedAnti-social behaviour, shoplifting and other theft are shown but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence and crimes against homes and vehicles per resident.
data.police.uk street-level crime · points inside the ONS built-up-area boundary · OGL
In the comparison, Ivybridge comes below both Devon’s towns (12%) and England’s towns (12%). 21% of residents are 65 or over. The median resident of Ivybridge is 44.5 years old.
52% women, 48% men
About 92 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Ivybridge | Devon | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 15% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 10% | 12% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 23% | 23% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 26% | 25% |
| 65+ | 21% | 24% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 13% | 17% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 6.5% | 6.6% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 19% | 19% | 17% |
| Degree level | 35% | 30% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Devon and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
18 listed buildings in Ivybridge.
The Bridge: Photo: Jonathan Billinger · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Stowford Paper Mills: Photo: Tony Atkin · CC BY-SA 2.0
7 notable people were born in Ivybridge.
Luke Summerfield: Mattythewhite, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Edmund Baron Hartley: Unknown photographer, Public domain · Stan Turner: Stanley Devon, Public domain
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ivybridge | 12,485 | — | A− | C+ | B− | B+ |
| Modbury | 1,687 | 3.2 | — | C− | A | A |
| Yealmpton | 2,007 | 4.7 | — | C | A+ | A |
| South Brent | 2,643 | 4.7 | B− | B− | B− | B+ |
| Sherford | 1,311 | 6 | — | C+ | D− | A− |
| Loddiswell | 1,032 | 7.1 | — | B− | B | A |
| Wembury | 1,828 | 8 | — | C− | A+ | A+ |
| Buckfastleigh | 2,720 | 8.7 | C− | B | C− | C+ |
Modbury, Yealmpton, Sherford, Loddiswell and Wembury have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
GCSE results beat 94% of towns in England, and primary results beat 87% (Department for Education, Attainment 8 and Key Stage 2).
Band D council tax in Ivybridge is £2,712 for 2026–27, more than in 96% of UK towns (council, county, police and fire, plus the parish or town council). Your own bill depends on your home’s band; check it on GOV.UK.
Surface water isn’t included. Check a specific address on GOV.UK’s flood risk service.
Town in Devon, England
Ivybridge is a built-up area of 12,485 people, in the South Hams council area. TownRatings uses ONS’s 2022 built-up areas as towns: the physical town, as people mean the word, rather than a council district, so its figures cover the town itself.
Built from ONS geography and Census 2021
Sources: ONS Census 2021, output areas summed to the ONS 2022 built-up area · HM Land Registry Price Paid (standard sales, September 2023 to August 2026) · ONS Price Index of Private Rents (August 2026, by council) · MHCLG and Welsh Government council tax, Band D 2026–27 (with parish precepts in England) · data.police.uk street-level crime, 36 months to August 2026, points inside the built-up-area boundary · ONS small-area life expectancy and healthy life expectancy, 2019 to 2023 (England and Wales), OHID Fingertips small-area indicators (England) and Census 2021 health, adjusted for age · ONS small-area income estimates (financial year ending 2023) · DWP claimant count via Nomis (January to August 2026) · Historic England, National Heritage List for England (listed buildings, scheduled monuments, registered parks and gardens, battlefields, World Heritage Sites), October 2026, inside the ONS 2022 built-up-area boundary · Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties by build period (31 March 2025) · TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranked against UK towns only. All under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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